Peking ducks, what foods are safe and treats, healthy ??

[Paddy_c20]

Hi, my 3 little baby's are 5 month old, they absolutely live banana, they go crazy for it, I give one bannana a day between the three if them, just wondering is it healthy for them or bad, also what other foods will they love and that are healthy. I want to give my baby's the best longest life they can have plus make them happy and food=happiness haha

 

[AlexArt]

Fruit and veg are fine to give them - cooked veg is probably easier for them to eat as they can smush it up, when I used to keep them mine liked cabbage raw or cooked and the occasional bit of broccoli or mashed potatoe leftovers, mealworms are also a major favourite too!! 02 For the bulk of their diet I would have them on layers pellets, as they can be pretty good layers, with a small amount of corn as a treat in the evening or a bit of soaked wholemeal bread/ porridge in winter etc as they do like something different! Just watch though as they are a meat breed they are prone to getting pretty porky pretty quickly, so too little is better than too much, as they can go off their legs if they get too fat then it's roast spuds I'm afraid!!!

 

[Paddy_c20]

What you mean by roast spuds?

 

[mollteaser]

I would imagine he means roast everything! A little joke....
I threaten my mean old light Sussex that she'll be in the pot every time she pecks my head when I'm bending down to sort feeders out, etc.

 

[Paddy_c20]

Aw no I would never do that. I'm not that cold, although as a joke I say to mine when they peck an pinch me am gonna slit your throat now haha, only playing I course I live animals so much, plus am vegetarian haha

 

[dorsetduckowner]

Paddy, the key to treats is, make sure they don't fill up on treats and ignore their pellets
Don't give them avacado that will poison them.
Tomatoes, cucumber, water melon... these kind of things. Dandelion leaves are also good. Iceberg lettuce has no nutritional value, so steer away from that. Also spinach may upset their vitamin intake, but it hasn't been proved.
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[Paddy_c20]

Ok these are things ave been giving now an again so let me no if am goin wrong,
They get a bannana a day between all 3. Sometimes 2 a day, they absolutely love them they go crazy for them,

Ave tried them on beetroot lettuce tomato apple coleslaw carrot, meal worms , oyster shell,